Brands
How FactorFive Is Using Exosomes To Build Its Post-Procedure Business
A decade after launching one of the first human-stem-cell-derived skincare collections, FactorFive is expanding its presence in aesthetics with its newest innovation, Exofecta, a topical treatment for post-procedure skin recovery that combines exosomes, growth factors...
The New Mandate For Beauty CEOs
In a market defined by compressed exit timelines, tighter capital, omnichannel fragmentation and digital disruption, the CEO hire may be the single most consequential decision a board makes. It’s no longer enough to simply steer a...
A Future Where Every Beauty Brand Has Its Own AI-Powered Factory
In the future, the engine of beauty product customization will move from individuals, who’ve dabbled in it through online quizzes and DIY’ing formulas at home, to the manufacturing infrastructure, where micro-factories will enable brands to produce...
After Sales Dip, Eco-Conscious Haircare Brand Flora Flora Lands Nationwide Whole Foods Rollout
Flora Flora Co. is rolling out to about 370 Whole Foods Market stores nationwide, and sales for the sustainable haircare company founded in 2021 are on an upward trajectory for 2026. It’s a scenario founder Sarah Cloes...
Lyma’s Luxury At-Home Laser Devices Power A $48M Business
The beauty device market is notoriously tough, with high upfront development costs, tricky margin profiles and the reality that many products end up unused in a customer’s bottom drawer or are returned. Lyma, which started with...
Bite Beauty Founder Susanne Langmuir Returns To Sephora With Skin-First Makeup Brand Lixr
In May last year, Susanne Langmuir emailed Alison Hahn, then SVP of makeup and fragrance at Sephora, about a new project, cautiously testing her readiness to reenter the knife fight of beauty specialty retail. “These are my best...
